Simbirsk Governorate

Simbirsk Governorate was a governorate of the Russian Empire that existed from 1796 to 1918. The governorate was carved out of Kazan Governorate, and Simbirsk, Samara, and Stavropol were the major cities of the province. In 1915, the region had a population of 2,124,500 people. It was dissolved after the Russian Revolution and the abolition of the monarchy.